The bell, the lantern, the witching hour...A refugee arrives from elsewhere in time; a generation ship makes landfall; a vast galactic empire settles to the business of government. Tarot readers find hope in the cards; witches live through the aftermath of war; and Indian mothers think it's high time you were married. Here are thirteen stories of love and queerness, hope and decolonisation, and the inevitability of change.Includes a new introduction by the author and four previously unpublished folktales."[Iona Datt Sharma] is adept at creating entire worlds in a compact, delicately finished package, blending pure sensibility with the best bits of the magical realist movement."- Jeannelle M. Ferreira, author of The Covert Captain

Betwixt is a quarterly magazine of eclectic speculative fiction. The print edition of issue 8 collects all six stories originally published online. Issue 8 includes the following stories:"Eddy" by Kyle E. Miller"Five Drinks in Siltown" by Frances Rowat"The Seedborn Revolution" by Tom Dullemond"The Last Work of Jan Rosthoven" by Matthew A. Timmins"Archana and Chandni" by Iona Sharma"Backpack" by Stefan A. Slater

Would you rather dance beneath the waves or hide your smuggled magic there? Welcome to a world of sparkling adult fantasy and science fiction stories edited by Stephanie Burgis and Tiffany Trent and featuring underwater ballrooms of one sort or another, from a 1930s ballroom to a Martian hotel to a grand rock 'n roll ball held in the heart of Faery itself."From the first page, I knew I was in good hands. This is my kind of fantasy -- magic, adventure, and gorgeous writing. The Underwater Ballroom Society is the kind of fantasy that got me into reading fantasy." - Patrice Sarath, Author of The Sisters MederosStories in this anthology:Ysabeau S. Wilce, "The Queen of Life"Y.S. Lee, "Twelve Sisters"Iona Datt Sharma, "Penhallow Amid Passing Things"Tiffany Trent, "Mermaids, Singing"Jenny Moss, "A Brand New Thing"Cassandra Khaw, "Four Revelations from the Rusalka Ball"Stephanie Burgis, "Spellswept"Laura Anne Gilman, "The River Always Wins"Shveta Thakrar, "The Amethyst Deceiver"Patrick Samphire, "A Spy in the Deep""This anthology is an excellent collection of stories and all of them are well worth your time." - Michelle at The Monday Review